Rusk, TX, United States
Cook's Fort. Named in honor of Joseph T. Cook; native of North Carolina; Early settler in Nacogdoches; Owner of land on which a military company under Captain Black built a fort never attacked by Indians; On adjacent land, James Cook built a store and blacksmith shop; About them a village grew up; P
opulation in 1846, 250; After establishment of Rusk, inhabitants moved there. #6633
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